Konnichiwa Anne

This story is about the death of Anne Shirley's parents and the resulting struggles of Anne's pre-Gables youth. The book shows how deeply in love Bertha and Walter Shirley were. The book also tells details about the fever that killed Anne's parents. The book tells in detail the emotions Anne feels, the people in her life, and the way she connects with other people till she is on the train to Green Gables. And tells of her stay with the Thomases, who prove to be bizarrely bitter.

Based on the novel by Budge Wilson, which is a prequel to Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables.

Published in the US/Canada in 2008 and translated/published in Japan that year, ↗Before Green Gables is a prequel to classic tale Anne of the Green Gables (which inspired a 1979 Japanese anime series).

Animation by Nippon Animation.
New series to aire in April '09.